Word Meaning

perpendicular definition and meaning

a. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.
a. At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
n. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.
n. A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.

Crossword clues for perpendicular

- A straight line at 90 degrees to a surface
- April & Prudence managed to appear upright
- Sheer crazy under a clipper!
- The sort of line that provides just the right angle